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Divine sonship before Nicea : biblical scholarship on "Son of God" --
Divinity and divine sonship in the Roman world --
Begotten or made? Adopted sons in Roman society and imperial ideology --
Rethinking divine sonship in the Gospel of Mark --
Begotten and adopted sons of God : before and after Nicea.

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Editorial reviews

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"Fine debut monograph...This is an admirable and enjoyable monograph: thoroughly scholarly, full of ideas, carefully argued, and beautifully written." --Journal of Theological Studies"Too many authors writing on the first through the fifth centuries C.E. exhibit something of a disciplinary monomania, unwilling to incorporate insights from another academic field. Not so Michael Peppard...Throughout, he deftly makes use of recent scholarship and methodologies from Roman history, religious studies, and Patristics. This interdisciplinary approach contributes to the work being well-grounded socially and chronologically and also having new things to communicate." --Journal of Early Christian Studies"Peppard has written a stimulating and eminently readable book that courageously cuts through established theological conventions and presents new scholarship in a careful and nuanced way without ever becoming tedious...In an exemplary way, this book shows that a fruitful encounter between critical biblical scholarship and dogmatic tradition does not lead to skepticism but instead breathes fresh air into those compartments of Christian doctrine where rethinking and reimagining, instead of reciting old formulas, is urgently needed." -- America Magazine"Michael Peppard's monograph presents an enviably cogent rereading of the motifs of sonship and adoption in Roman society and Mark's Gospel...thorough and commendable... highly recommended." --Review of Biblical Literature"An important contribution a very learned and engaging book, which is based on recent research in various languages and disciplines. It offers a fresh approach to the problem of the divine sonship of Jesus. The eminent Protestant scholar Adolph von Harnack would have loved this book with its broad learning about classical cultures and its theological subtext which wants to free early Christianity from later alterations." --Journal of Roman Studies"Michael PeppRead more...

"Divine sonship before Nicea : biblical scholarship on "Son of God" -- Divinity and divine sonship in the Roman world -- Begotten or made? Adopted sons in Roman society and imperial ideology -- Rethinking divine sonship in the Gospel of Mark -- Begotten and adopted sons of God : before and after Nicea."@en